The emperor first walked around the tower, and then expressed condolences to the soldiers who participated in the battle, and finally went to see the captives.
The captives were all driven into an alley. At this time, whether they were injured or not, they were sitting or lying on the ground. Seeing such a group of big men coming at the entrance of the alley, they couldn't help getting up and kneeling in fear.
Seeing that many of them were still bleeding out, the emperor described them as embarrassed and panicked, and couldn't help sighing: "Move all the captives out of the city, and pick out the wounded soldiers, Zhou Qing, your medical account Let them deal with it."
Man Bao glanced at them and lowered his eyes in response.
So, the soldiers escorted the prisoners out of the city, and carved out a piece of open space a certain distance from the big tent to house them.
Man Bao continued to follow the emperor to inspect Anshi City. In fact, there was only one main street and four alleys. The shops on both sides were closed tightly, and there was no sound at all. Occasionally, there would be children crying in low voices at the folk houses, but Look carefully, the sound is gone again.
The emperor stood at the entrance of the street and watched, and no longer mentioned the matter of entering the city to resettle the wounded soldiers, but said to the accompanying courtiers: "Issuing an edict to appease the hearts of the people, let them close their doors for a few days and not go out."
Everyone bowed their heads in response.
The emperor ordered Bai Shan and Fang Daren, "You should read and write the edict, it is important to appease the people."
Bai Shan and Master Fang bowed down.
The emperor wandered around and left the city, thinking about what to do with Anshicheng, or the whole Goguryeo.
After Man Bao came out of the city, he greeted everyone, and turned to deal with her wounded. At this time, no one was as busy as her.
Everyone didn't mind, and after watching her leave, they gathered together in twos and threes to talk.
An official looked at the bandage wrapped around Bai Shan's hand and asked with a smile, "Why is Lord Bai injured?"
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said: "It's not a big deal if your strength is weak and your skin is stretched."
Zhao Guogong glanced at it and said: "Master Bai's hand was used to draft the imperial edict, so it must be protected."
Bai Shan bowed and answered "Yes".
The emperor's attitude directly calmed the hearts of the captives, and the edict was issued quickly. Although no one would come out to see it, Bai Shan called the soldiers and asked them to recite the edict. Officials from Honglu Temple who are familiar with Goguryeo were also called to accompany them, and the two languages came in turn.
Anshi City, which was already quiet, became more and more quiet. The people all closed their doors and decided to wait for them to decide the winner before going out.
It doesn't matter who is in power, it's the same for them.
The royal court of Goguryeo was not good enough to deserve their desperation, and Dajin was not so evil that they needed their desperation.
And what the emperor wanted was just such an attitude. He didn't expect them to help Da Jin fight the Goguryeo army in turn.
The rest is their business.
Zhao Guogong took over General Ashina and began to organize the soldiers to advance in an orderly manner.
Man Bao divided the students into two groups, and asked one of them to rest first, while she took the rest to see the surrendered soldiers in the prison camp.
The situation here is different from the previous ones, so the emperor will not let them go.
Releasing the prisoners at this time is equivalent to sending soldiers to the other party, so all the prisoners are guarded in the prison camp.
They don't run away either, the main thing is that if they run now, they will still be caught on the battlefield by the opposite side, and they may be driven to the front line to defend against arrows. They might as well stay as prisoners in the Jin army. Although they eat less, they won't be hungry. Death is not.
There are even military doctors to see and medicine to take, so I am happy.
Manbao's eyes were red from the boil, and he didn't return to the medical tent until evening. Xibing, who followed the army, saw that she was so tired, and immediately went down to prepare hot water. When she came back with a pot of hot water, Manbao had already sat down. He fell asleep with his head tilted in a chair.
Xibing could only put down the wooden basin, twisted a cloth towel to wipe her face and hands.
When he was hesitating and not knowing what to do, Bai Shan came back.
He looked at Manbao and said to Xibing: "Go find her a set of clean clothes."
Xibing bent her knees, turned around and went to rummage through the box.
Bai Shan took off her coat, carried her to the bed, and asked Xibing to change her clothes.
Xibing couldn't help looking at Bai Shan's wrist.
Bai Shan didn't care, got up and said: "Change her clothes, then go to the kitchen to get a piece of meat, chop it up and cook porridge for her."
Xibing said: "Meat...isn't easy to take."
Bai Shandao: "Let's say Master Zhou of the medical account wants to use it. They dare not refuse to give it. She already has a case, but she just doesn't use it all the time."
Only then should the western cakes be served.
Bai Shan just sat down, when someone called outside, "Bai Sheren, Your Majesty has summoned you."
Bai Shan could only get up and leave.
Anshicheng is about to be captured, and he is also busy.
Zhao Guogong held his breath, and he was very fierce when he led people forward, but within half an hour, he captured half of the city and directly cut off the opponent's way to the north gate of the city.
Of course, there were also reasons for Yuan Yi's hasty retreat and poor defense.
The army led by Zhao Guogong is all the elite forbidden army, which belongs to Yin Li.
Yin Li had always run the army strictly, and soldiers were not allowed to harass the people, and the emperor was here too, so no one dared to attack the people in the city, so they quietly cleared the streets one by one to make sure that there were no Goguryeo soldiers hiding in the alleys.
Then Yin Li led soldiers and horses to surround the defenders at the north gate from inside the city, cutting off their retreat.
Qibi Heli outside the city received the news, causing the soldiers to clamor, and the Imperial Army inside the city also echoed across the sky.
General Gao was flanked back and forth, and his morale was hit hard. In the end, unable to withstand the pressure, he had to open the city gate and surrender.
Qibi Heli led the troops into the city, and joined forces with Yin Li to take over the North City Gate.
When Man Bao woke up, most of Anshi City had fallen into the hands of the Jin army.
Xibing came in with a wooden basin and twisted a cloth towel for her to wipe her face.
Man Bao asked, "How is the front line?"
Xibing said: "It's still fighting. I heard that they are fighting in the streets and alleys. Mr. Wen decided to divide the medical account into two. He took people into the city, so that the wounded soldiers can be treated without sending them out of the city." .”
Man Bao nodded, obviously satisfied with the decision.
Xibing brought out the meat porridge that was simmered this morning, "My lord, this is what my lord asked my slaves to prepare for you."
Man Bao took it, and asked while eating: "Has his wound been treated?"
Xibing shook her head, "My lord didn't come back last night."
After thinking about it, Man Bao knew that they were busy, so he stopped asking, and went to the doctor's account after eating too much.
She looked up at the city tower and saw the emperor and General Ashina standing on it, so she also went upstairs.
The guards guarding the tower saw her, stopped her and went to report to the emperor, and only let her go up after getting approval.
The emperor turned his head and smiled at her, "Thank you Zhou Qing."
Man Bao bowed and said: "This is the duty of the minister, and it should not be called hard work."
She also looked up at the inner city, and asked curiously, "Haven't they surrendered yet?"
The emperor didn't answer, General Ashina said: "They won't surrender. If Anshicheng is lost, the Jin army can go straight down. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they won't give up."